The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Set Photo Thread!

[Slap-Happy]

Here we'll post, and discuss, set images from the new film.

First off, the Turtle's Lair under construction!

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It is being decorated with training equipment, hammocks for the turtles to sleep on, and quite a few lava lamps. When construction and decoration is complete, this hideaway will resemble the room of a typical teenager.

Source (http://www.movieweb.com/news/first-look-at-the-secret-sewer-lair-in-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles)

[Galactus]

It looks...okay.

[Zulithe]

Niiice, this is what I've been waiting for!

here is the pic just a tad bit larger:

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.site/PHOc6beLvJX2RV_1_l.jpg

[The Stryker]

Looks fake! Looks like a damn movie set! I can't believe they're doing this to the turtlesssss......Uggggghhh....!

[TigerClaw]

It'll probably get enhanced with CGI, Usually these movie sets will have just a small section and then the rest are painted in CGI

[Slap-Happy]

I feel like this one, for the most part, won't be. It'll probably have a roof. Entrances will be green screened, but I don't think much else.

[Eiko]

Looks pretty cool.

[billbot85]

Oh wow! the set looks really cool so far. I'm guessing it's the sewer lair? I hope we get to see more behind the scenes photos!

[marcelangelo]

thank god theyre going back to practical sets!!in this motion capture suits technology piece I love for them to incorporate the golden days of human capabillities!!!booyakashaaaaa!!!;)
and dont worry, the artists working on this kind of craft are masters in their field.
they know what they're doing.often walls look really awkward in broad normal day light but then they are crafted to look incredible in the right lighting or smoke etc...now keep in mind that we are looking here at a picture showing how a set is BUILD, its not the end result, boys...

the look of the lair makes me excited!!!a part of me(however unlikely the event may be) would faint when we would get a scene, camera moving throught the empty sewer tunnels and its dark and we hear the game boy music from that sewer stage in the classic game 'fall of the foot clan'!!;)...I always admired that little music so much, feel its weird and strong and so fits perfectly the whole concept of the tmnt;)

[sgtfbomb]

Actually, contrary to popular belief, Hollywood still uses plenty of sets and miniatures. Even George Lucas used quite a bit in the prequels, which are often criticized for having not using miniatures and sets (those films are blunders because of the writing, acting, and directing, not the effects). For example, the lava planet (Mustafar, I think?) and the fight sequence that took place there was comprised of various model shots, including the lava itself, which was created using roughly the same formula used for the movie Volcano. They cleaned it up using digital touch ups, altering the lighting a little, and by compositing in sparks and splashes from real larva. (As far as effects go for those films, I never really liked the fact that all of the Clonetroopers were completely CGI, even for close up shots of Temeura Morrison standing there with his helmet off.)

My favorite though was the arctic fortress in Inception. It was a miniature, placed next to a parking complex, I believe, and if I recall, it was at least 2-3 stories high. I think in actuality, the reason why people don't know that miniatures are still used is because Hollywood has gotten better at them, making them bigger. Hell, a great portion of the Tumbler chase sequence through the under-section of Gotham in The Dark Knight was done with miniatures, and you can barely even tell, if at all.

[TurtleMaster4]

It actually looks very cool! It seems to be one of the few things that are exciting me about this new movie (but I need alot more to get me really excited!)

[discordiatookie]

Decent, love seeing what a set looks like when being built, and then the finished product.

Whilst on the subject, my favourite set of all time is the Space Jockey set from Alien.

[Plasticplayhouse]

Very cool!

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

It looks like the sewer playset made by Playmates from the 2003 series.

[samxsteal]

pretty cool cant wait to see more

[Donatello19]

Looks like the turtles will be rocking fedoras and trench coats again!
http://data.whicdn.com/images/68987032/large.jpg

[Zany Orange Dude]

Awesome pic of the turtle lair set!:)

[BlisterStockboy]

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[CrazySquirrel]

That trenchcoat pic looks REAL awkward.... I dont want to be negitive but wow hes SUPER BIG.

[Welmanshire]

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[Welmanshire]

Sorry for double\triple [posting, but there is a 10 image limit. I'm sure you can forgive me :)


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[Welmanshire]

Please note, the spoilers are just big images, not real spoilers.

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[Welmanshire]

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[Raph]

It's weird, in the trenchcoat, you can see the turtle is very large, including the hands and feet. And stil the sai April has with her are for humansized hands. They would look ridiciously small in Raph's hands!

[CowabungaMikey]

What the shell is Dora doing there

[The Stryker]

What the shell is Dora doing there

I was going to answer but then noticed you used the retarded shell slang.

Sorry.

[Zany Orange Dude]

What the shell is Dora doing there

TMNT is owned by Nick now so maybe...?

[Powder]

There have been photos that feature Spongebob & other costumed characters in Times Square that seem to suggest Raph will at some point walk through out in the open under the guise of being a movie/cartoon mascot.

[Zany Orange Dude]

There have been photos that feature Spongebob & other costumed characters in Times Square that seem to suggest Raph will at some point walk through out in the open under the guise of being a movie/cartoon mascot.
I think your on to something there.:tsmile:

[jacobzking]

lol, thats because those photos are well over a month over and this has all been discussed already long ago :)

[Candy Kappa]

I can't stop laughing every time I see the trench coat pictures, it is looks so incredibly stupid. his head looks so tiny, almost like the live action Goombas in the Super Mario movie

[samxsteal]

I can't stop laughing every time I see the trench coat pictures, it is looks so incredibly stupid. his head looks so tiny, almost like the live action Goombas in the Super Mario movie

(This post isn't just targeted at you just a broad statement to every one complaining about shell size head size, body shape, height, and mostly cosmetic things.)**
You do realize they can adjust that in post right? Same with the shell size and every thing else, and relatively easily. These complaints are funny it like this is exactly what were going to see. have you seen BTS stuff for any movie look next to nothing like the final product once everything is put together

[psychturtle]

People need to just remember the special effects used in the captain America movie where Chris Evans had to be scaled way down to be the skinny Steve Rogers. It looked great. If they can do this through cgi, then I have no worries about the turtles in terms of scale.

[sgtfbomb]

There will be no scale issues. How tall were the Na'vi and how tall were the actors who played them?

[TigerClaw]

There will be no scale issues. How tall were the Na'vi and how tall were the actors who played them?
The Na'vi were like 10 feet tall

[sgtfbomb]

These pictures look hilarious, like Claude Rains seriously gained some weight.

The Na'vi were like 10 feet tall

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner!

[Bob]

TBH, I think it’s supposed to look funny. It’s obviously going to be a “comic relief” moment. Raph's no doubt going to be moaning throughout. There’s no way they can expect the audience to take that seriously. I’m sure they won’t.

[TigerClaw]

TBH, I think it’s supposed to look funny. It’s obviously going to be a “comic relief” moment. Raph's no doubt going to be moaning throughout. There’s no way they can expect the audience to take that seriously. I’m sure they won’t.
I would bet people be looking at him and he responses with. "Who you looking at!"

[Slap-Happy]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

[TurtleTitan97]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Whoa, there's actually going to be a turtle van in this film?!:teek:

[AdamWarlock87]

Cool turtle van. I like it

[Vi11AiN6]

Best thing I've seen so far. I bet post production will exceed our expectations

[MrTMNT2012]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

AWESOME! Looks like a mix between the Turtle Van, Battle shell and the Shell Raiser. :o:tgrin::tgrin:

[xChri5x]

This is starting to look campy as ****.

[Cure]

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAT. That looks amazing!

[Zany Orange Dude]

THE VAN IS AWESOME!:tcool::tgrin: And anyone else notice the back of the Channel 6 News van?

[Bob]

Haha, great. That's actually pretty cool.

I would bet people be looking at him and he responses with. "Who you looking at!"

Exactly. I expect something like that. Probably to a little kid or something.

[ctt4lfecw]

OMG Turtle Van!

[The Stryker]

This is starting to look campy as ****.

Ninja Turtles. Got it.

[bmxbandit]

diggin' the turtle van! very cool. even rolling on super swamper tires so its very capable offroad.

[Bmaga123]

Seem's like they are taking elements from the original cartoon and new cartoon.

[sgtfbomb]

This is starting to look campy as ****.

Starting? :P

[tmntfan4ever]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Whoa, there's actually going to be a turtle van in this film?!:teek:
Actually it looks like its the movie's version of the ShellRaiser. C the license plate that reads SL RAZR2

[Zarana-X]

What's Whoopi Goldberg doing there? I think I missed something.

[Xav]

I'm sorry, but I thought this was supposed to be a "grounded" take on the Turtles? How the hell is a big green and yellow van stealthy?

[Zany Orange Dude]

What's Whoopi Goldberg doing there? I think I missed something.

She's playing April's boss, Bern.

[The Stryker]

I'm sorry, but I thought this was supposed to be a "grounded" take on the Turtles? How the hell is a big green and yellow van stealthy? I like how they thought the Foot Clan being ninjas wasn't realistic but somehow this is.

When did they say this would be 'grounded'?

[Toby Barrett]

Never. It'll most likely be just as "grounded" as the Transformers trilogy was.

[Gwydion]

I can't say there are a ton of things about this movie that I'm genuinely looking forward to at this point, but man does that Turtle Van look cool, lol. I'm totally cool with a bit of camp in a TMNT movie, though I'm still crossing my fingers they don't go too overboard.

[d_osborn]

i have a tinge of disappointment that it's not a VW, but yeah... that's pretty damn cool.

it may not be intentional, but there's a subtle throwback to the old party wagon with the grid panel on the side. nice!

[sgtfbomb]

I'm sorry, but I thought this was supposed to be a "grounded" take on the Turtles? How the hell is a big green and yellow van stealthy? I like how they thought the Foot Clan being ninjas wasn't realistic but somehow this is.

I don't think they ever said it was going to be grounded. I think what you're referring is something people on here were saying when that one draft leaked a while back, something about it being more realistic to use "call of duty rejects" than ninjas for the foot clan. That was more or less members rationalizing the decision, not the filmmakers defending it.

[MrTMNT2012]

Donatello finally invented something!

[Galactus]

Dead at that Turtle van/battleshell/party wagon whatever.

The idea of them having a vehicle to get around or even Don tricking it out for battle isn't a bad one but to look like that. In a movie you'd want something that could at least somewhat pass as a real vehicle.

I hope to god this something like Cowabunga Carl van were it has some purpose to look outlandish but I doubt it.

I know people make fun of fans that complain about everything but will go see the first day anyway but I'm almost at done with this. I know no one cares about one fan but unless we start seeing something that this wont be a total camp fest that would make the Next Mutation look like high class entertainment that's one less ticket sale for them sadly much as I love the franchise.

[TurtleMaster4]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Trying to think of somwthing negative to say about this truck..... uh, nothing.

[jcarter]

^^^what he said!

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Whoa...things are getting interesting. I didn't read all of the original draft of the script but was there any kind of turtle van in it?

[Zany Orange Dude]

You know? It's been such a long time since I read it, I don't recall?

[Xav]

I don't think they ever said it was going to be grounded.So it’s going to be gritty and grounded?
Liebesman’s work is gritty, but I don’t necessarily think this movie will be gritty. It’ll be grounded.
http://tmntpartyvan.com/post/22194137272/link-film-school-rejects-interviews-ninja-turtles

[TigerClaw]

Here's that same Turtle van from another angle

http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb4cdb33f5e8a8ba199b5a6d62f106e4/tumblr_mqcxtcsipx1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

[TurtleTitan97]

Whoa...things are getting interesting. I didn't read all of the original draft of the script but was there any kind of turtle van in it?

You know? It's been such a long time since I read it, I don't recall?

From what I remember, there was no turtle van in the script.

[TigerClaw]

Man I am so glad they have a Van in this movie. The previous movies, They never had a Van. So this is great stuff. :)

[chrisdude]

It's not the turtle van, it's the Shell Raiser. Look at the plate. It's cool to see some Nick influence to go with the OT stuff. Big 'ol melting pot, this movie. :)

[Zany Orange Dude]

I totally agree, TigerClaw!

[xChri5x]

I hope Raph's fat ass can fit in that thing :P

[Coola Yagami]

Wow... so the Turtles are gonna drive around in a weird-ass turtle themed van now...? I know they always did that in the cartoons, Turtle Van, Battle Shell, Shell Raiser, but in a live action movie... it just looks kinda stupid and hokey for some reason. There's a reason why Mirage never used any of the toy themed vehicles in the comics.

[thebrownranger]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Umm...

Here's that same Turtle van from another angle

http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb4cdb33f5e8a8ba199b5a6d62f106e4/tumblr_mqcxtcsipx1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

Hmm, it's missing missile launchers for pizza pies and garbage cans.

[NYShell]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Here's that same Turtle van from another angle

http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb4cdb33f5e8a8ba199b5a6d62f106e4/tumblr_mqcxtcsipx1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

This looks so stupid. This is so unbelievably cheesy. Can't believe some of you actually like this. Looks like you're getting the dumbed down cartoon element you're always drooling over. And yeah, where are the rocket, sewer lid and pizza launchers? Can't get any more awesome than that, right?

[NYShell]

Wow... so the Turtles are gonna drive around in a weird-ass turtle themed van now...? I know they always did that in the cartoons, Turtle Van, Battle Shell, Shell Raiser, but in a live action movie... it just looks kinda stupid and hokey for some reason. There's a reason why Mirage never used any of the toy themed vehicles in the comics.

Thank you. Agreed.

[Toby Barrett]

http://i39.tinypic.com/ojpaig.jpg

[jcarter]

That's funny

[NYShell]

Already crying. Godzilla fans are probably going to be happier than TMNT fans about their movie.

[Bossa Nova]

I'm digging that van. At this point there's really only one or two things that would totally kill this movie for me, and something as small as some stupid van is definitely not it.

[Cure]

There's a reason why Mirage never used any of the toy themed vehicles in the comics.

Yeah, because Mirage is f*cking boring.

[Powder]

Yeah, because Mirage is f*cking boring.

http://i44.tinypic.com/167jevp.gif

[mb1025]

I want a Turtle Blimp now just to see reactions.

[Lord Nightwalker]

Yeah, because Mirage is f*cking boring.

Not to me. The comics were what got me into TMNT, not the goofy 80's toon.

[Galactus]

I'm digging that van. At this point there's really only one or two things that would totally kill this movie for me, and something as small as some stupid van is definitely not it.

I wouldn't say it would kill if for me either. Add it next to a whole bunch other dumb things (some very dumb things) and it kinda sends the message that perhaps this movie is just not for me.

[Refractive Reflections]

I hope Raph's fat ass can fit in that thing :P

Exactly! After seeing those trenchcoat photos...LOL. It's going to miraculous if all four Turtles can actually fit in that van.:lol:

...Unless the special effects department is having "extra design room" for the characters by making the costumes bigger than what will actually be seen in the movie.

[xChri5x]

Yeah, because Mirage is f*cking boring.

http://i.imgur.com/i66vhlN.gif

[xChri5x]

Exactly! After seeing those trenchcoat photos...LOL. It's going to miraculous if all four Turtles can actually fit in that van.:lol:

...Unless the special effects department is having "extra design room" for the characters by making the costumes bigger than what will actually be seen in the movie.

Maybe it's like the Tardis on the inside

[Welmanshire]

The Tutles better look f@#king amazing. Because this -
http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb4cdb33f5e8a8ba199b5a6d62f106e4/tumblr_mqcxtcsipx1rsah24o1_1280.jpg ain't my idea of what should be in the first installment of a new TMNT franchise.

I'm certainly not adverse to the idea of a Turtle Van, just not one as outlandish as this...

[electric_sheep]

how are those giant turtles going to fit inside?

[hitmonkey]

Honestly, I've decided to stop worrying about this movie being anything other than a throwback to the Fred Wolf series. While I prefer Mirage and the Nick version, I can't deny that what they're making now seems like the kind of movie I wanted when I was 6. I think having the Turtle Van/Party Wagon is pretty cool.

[jcarter]

http://i44.tinypic.com/167jevp.gif

I like the van don't get me wrong, but I think it should have been flat black all over with shell print black as well would have been more realistic

[Zulithe]

Van looks pretty good. Did a good job of adapting the toon style vehicles to the real world. I figured they'd go more Nolan and give them something less characteristic.

[Candy Kappa]

That van was poorly and messy designed.

[ZariusTwo]

Not to me. The comics were what got me into TMNT, not the goofy 80's toon.

And yet your avatar is from an even goofier TMNT toon...:roll:

as well would have been more realistic

TMNT and reallistic will never, and SHOULD never, belong in the same sentence

This looks so stupid. This is so unbelievably cheesy. Can't believe some of you actually like this.?

Yeah, hard to beleive some of us actually like light-hearted, wholesome, popcorn fun over dark, angsty, and brooding bulls*it that is completly overplayed in today's market isnt it?

[MikeandRaph87]

Ninja Turtles is the number one term trending on Yahoo! and it lead me to a set of new photos:http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=106842

[TMNTChris1980]

So the foot clan, and Shredder have to be based on reality. But the turtles can drive around in a big goofy van?

I love consistency:trolleye:

[Bmaga123]

By looking at Raphael in the trench coat it appears his head will be much smaller in comparison to his body unlike the live action turtles :ohwell:

[The Stryker]

So the foot clan, and Shredder have to be based on reality. But the turtles can drive around in a big goofy van?

I love consistency:trolleye:

Nobody working on the movie ever said anything like that.

[Toby Barrett]

Exactly. I don't get why that's so hard to understand.
All the same, it'll probably be a dumb fun movie to turn your brain off to.

[pingclang]

I'm looking at this movie the same way I do the Marvel stuff. This isn't for me, it's for the general public because the only reason they use these properties is to get big sellers on the big screen. Its not the Turtles I know, it's the one they think they can sell tickets with. Like it or not, it's what you get, it's still better than any Kickstarter funded fanfic we'd ever get.

[NYShell]

Yeah, hard to beleive some of us actually like light-hearted, wholesome, popcorn fun over dark, angsty, and brooding bulls*it that is completly overplayed in today's market isnt it?

Yeah, also hard to believe some of us actually grow up, stop being childish, prefer something more believable/mature over things that get us stuck living in our 5 year old phase for the rest of our lives isn't it?

[sgtfbomb]

So the foot clan, and Shredder have to be based on reality. But the turtles can drive around in a big goofy van?

I love consistency:trolleye:

The only people that said the foot clan were based on reality were people on this forum, trying to rationalize or theorize a single choice used in the leaked draft. Something tells me neither the foot nor the Shredder aren't based in reality.


The problem with set photos is that they only tell you what scenes look like to the naked eye when they are being filmed, which destroys the illusion of "movie magic." You don't get the context of how the processes (lighting, cinematography, effects, color correction, etc.) come together.

They also tell you far too much than you really need to know about a film that doesn't come out until next year. There's a good chance that half, if not more, of everyone here will know more than enough, maybe even every single moment in the film, to know whether they would like the film or not, then go see it, and complain about hating it, as if they didn't already know what they were getting into. All the while, another major percentage will see the movie, despite knowing every single scene and and every single line of dialogue, and will then complain about how predictable the film was. The latter group always irritates me the most.

[The Stryker]

Yeah, also hard to believe some of us actually grow up, stop being childish, prefer something more believable/mature over things that get us stuck living in our 5 year old phase for the rest of our lives isn't it?

Are you seriously saying this on a Ninja Turtle forum?

"I'm a growned up! I like growned up things like blood and cursing! Excuse me, I need to catch the latest episode of a children's cartoon on nickelodeon."

[Candy Kappa]

Exactly. I don't get why that's so hard to understand.
All the same, it'll probably be a dumb fun movie to turn your brain off to.

dumb and fun is fine, but any movie that requires "to turn off your brain" to enjoy it is not a good movie in any respect.

[Toby Barrett]

That sounds like a matter of opinion. Sometimes I don't want to watch a deep, thought provoking film.

[Lord Nightwalker]

[QUOTE=ZariusTwo;1128179]And yet your avatar is from an even goofier TMNT toon...:roll:



Sort of, yes. It's a pic of Slash that I worked up before they actualy had a Slash. And what dose that have to do with what I said? You can go back to post from yearsssssss ago about what got us into TMNT and I can promise you my reply is the same. If not, it's damned similar.

I wasn't deliberately stepping on someones toes, I wasn't bashing anyone for having an opinion different than mine, and I believe this new toon is more serious in certain aspects than the 80's toon. Probably why I like it better.
But guess what? I still prefer the comics over the cartoons. Mirage, Archie, Image and IDW. But excuse me for missing the law about not being able to enjoy other TMNT media. I apparently didn't get that memo.

[Cure]

That sounds like a matter of opinion. Sometimes I don't want to watch a deep, thought provoking film.

Man, how I agree.

[Powder]

And yet your avatar is from an even goofier TMNT toon...:roll:

TMNT and reallistic will never, and SHOULD never, belong in the same sentence

Yeah, hard to beleive some of us actually like light-hearted, wholesome, popcorn fun over dark, angsty, and brooding bulls*it that is completly overplayed in today's market isnt it?

You're such a huge hypocrite. You always get mad when people have a fair opinion about the OT yet you yourself talk smack constantly about other versions of the TMNT.

[Candy Kappa]

That sounds like a matter of opinion. Sometimes I don't want to watch a deep, thought provoking film.

not exactly what I meant. But sure, whatever.

[sgtfbomb]

That sounds like a matter of opinion. Sometimes I don't want to watch a deep, thought provoking film.

Man, how I agree.

There are other kinds of movies than just "dumb movies" and "thought provoking movies." :roll:

[Coola Yagami]

That sounds like a matter of opinion. Sometimes I don't want to watch a deep, thought provoking film.

What exactly is deep and thought-provoking about a more realistic bad-ass looking van... or skipping it and making them leap across the rooftops?

[sgtfbomb]

What exactly is deep and thought-provoking about a more realistic bad-ass looking van... or skipping it and making them leap across the rooftops?

We live in a world where people naively think films like The Dark Knight are "thought-provoking art films" only because they're more serious, gritty, and well-made. :roll:

Now, the van itself will probably look better on film, in the context of the lighting, etc.

[jerome]

We live in a world where people naively think films like The Dark Knight are "thought-provoking art films" only because they're more serious, gritty, and well-made. :roll:

thought provoking films and art films aren't always the same thing. And filmmaking is an art and a craft. Its how I make my living...how is it naive to think that something that has actual thematic substance and is thoughtfully crafted and realized is better and more worth-while than something just made to sell action figures?

[Cure]

There are other kinds of movies than just "dumb movies" and "thought provoking movies." :roll:

Uh, OK? I never said there wasn't, so what's your point?

[sgtfbomb]

thought provoking films and art films aren't always the same thing. And filmmaking is an art and a craft. Its how I make my living...how is it naive to think that something that has actual thematic substance and is thoughtfully crafted and realized is better and more worth-while than something just made to sell action figures?

Whoah, whoah, whoah! Back the horse up, man. Clearly you missed the part where I called The Dark Knight "well-made." The first sentence of your post is the exact point I was trying to make. :roll:

I wasn't criticizing the film, or its serious nature; it was this implied notion that films that take themselves more seriously are somehow "pretentious" and that only films for "dum dums" can be fun. However, "well-made" and "thought-provoking" aren't the same thing, either. The Dark Knight, like you said, is well-crafted, from a technical point of view, and a favorite of mine, but, especially in the lousy closing moments of the film, it does a lot of the thinking for you, literally telling you the themes of the movie in the dialogue. (A true thought-provoking film, IMO, will leave this material as subtext, and allow the audience to pick it up for themselves. You're a filmmaker, so you might be familiar with the saying "it's better to show it than to say it.") The Dark Knight isn't what I would call "a thinking man's movie" but it is a film that you can approach at your own level, without turning your mind off, and easily enjoy. And, that's the kind of TMNT I would to see. I hope people don't take that too seriously, as I'm not saying I'm wanting the Chris Nolan version of TMNT, but just a TMNT film that I can approach without having to turn my brain off to enjoy, and I think that's what some of the others were trying to get at.

[Galactus]

TMNT and reallistic will never, and SHOULD never, belong in the same sentence

Except fiction can't really work without a certain degree of realism. If something happens to a character we know they have to have some kind of conequence for it to matter.

Different genres of fiction rely or work better with different degrees of realism. I don't think it's out of the question for something like a movie which is for an older and broader audience to take a somewhat more realistic approach than a childrens cartoon.

Yeah, hard to beleive some of us actually like light-hearted, wholesome, popcorn fun over dark, angsty, and brooding bulls*it that is completly overplayed in today's market isnt it?

Hard to believe those of you think that people who don't want a complete campfest want a movie like you describe.

Levity is part of the turtles, their personalities are a big part of that. I don't see why a movie can't strike the correct balance and not be a complete schlockfest. Isn't that the reason why the '87 show is best remembered from early seasons before it became too comedic?

[TMNTChris1980]

Nobody working on the movie ever said anything like that.

I know no one said that about that works on the movie. It is implied by the humans who look like soldiers being the foot clan.

I have no problem if this movie is going the Fred Wolf direction. However, if they're selling the nostalgia factor. The foot should look like they did in the toon.

Personally, I wouldn't mind see something that is similar to the original movie, but updated. Instead of mixing the Mirage story, and Fred Wolf toon, they could mix the IDW series, and Nick toon.

But honestly, I would kill to see the Mirage or IDW series on the big screen.

[sgtfbomb]

Except fiction can't really work without a certain degree of realism. If something happens to a character we know they have to have some kind of conequence for it to matter.

I agree, and would add that "realism" is a term that is used rather loosely in films. There is a certain level of believability that should be achieved or at least attempted. You can get away with a lot in films -- yes, even films with four, walking, talking turtles -- as long as it seems there are some levels of logic and physics.

Now, granted, the thing that sparked all of this was the van, and that is the least of my concern. I don't want a complete goof-fest (or crapfest) like the GI Joe movies or the latter two Transformer films.

Uh, OK? I never said there wasn't, so what's your point?

This:

Hard to believe those of you think that people who don't want a complete campfest want a movie like you describe.

I will also add that I do think a film can take itself lightly and still be well-made.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ditto to the above. I'd like something fun and a little light-hearted, but still able to be taken somewhat seriously. Not Dark Knight serious, maybe, but at least something that makes me CARE what happens to the characters, and that makes some sort of logical sense within its own universe. Oh, wait- we already HAD that. It was the original TMNT movie....

[mb1025]

Funny how people want realistic and then complain about how bad the van looks. Didn't realize the turtles were supposed to be car designers.

[Gin Rummy]

The van reminds me a awful lot of the Hummer in the Next Mutation. I just hope they don't add the sound effects. :lol:

[Welmanshire]

Funny how people want realistic and then complain about how bad the van looks. Didn't realize the turtles were supposed to be car designers.

Realistically, the Turtles couldn't have made somethinf that polished, without professional equipment.

[ZariusTwo]

I agree, and would add that "realism" is a term that is used rather loosely in films. There is a certain level of believability that should be achieved or at least attempted. You can get away with a lot in films -- yes, even films with four, walking, talking turtles -- as long as it seems there are some levels of logic and physics. .

Considering how well the cartoons have all gone down without sticking to any of those things, I don't see why a movie should.

Then there's the simple fact the GI Joe flicks and Transformers make a s*itload of money anyway, so who cares what a piddling minority of butthurt "older guard fans" think when the general public consumes all the ice cream while the older fans sulk over their raspberry cones?

Levity is part of the turtles, their personalities are a big part of that. I don't see why a movie can't strike the correct balance and not be a complete schlockfest. Isn't that the reason why the '87 show is best remembered from early seasons before it became too comedic?

Except the '87 show was still perfectly fine even when it became too comedic. I can go back and rewatch every season, even the red sky era, very easily, more so than the 4Kids show and certaingly more times than the Nick show.

I don't see how you can decide the movie has a "lack of levity and personality" from pictures of a F*CKING VAN. You're clearly reaching here.

[Powder]

You're clearly biased in favor of the OT. You've proven that time & time again.

[ZariusTwo]

You're clearly biased in favor of the OT. You've proven that time & time again.

So? The people b*tching about this are clearly biased towards the products that handle the characters a bit more seriously. What's your point? I'm being a realist and batting for the winning formula everybody in the general consensus WANTS to see while everyone else is batting for something that will ALWAYS and FOREVER be NICHE.

The Nick show is a blend of seriousness and goofball humor, but the zanyness is evidently more prevailant over the serious aspects, which has worked out fine for the show, nobody has a problem with that despite the clear high-camp quality, so what is it about the movie that gets on everybody's goat? Hypocrisy at it's finest.

I like the 4Kids series and some of the comics, but yeah the OT is my favourite version of the franchise and I don't see the downside of using it as inspiration.

[Powder]

You're really reaching with that one. There are plenty of us here who love the OT, but there is a difference between something that is lovably & intentionally goofy for the right reasons, and something that misses the mark completely and becomes nothing more than fodder to facepalm at. It's not so much the material they use but how they use it. People who want to see Fred Wolf influence want to see it done justice.

[ZariusTwo]

You're really reaching with that one. There are plenty of us here who love the OT, but there is a difference between something that is lovably & intentionally goofy for the right reasons, and something that misses the mark completely and becomes nothing more than fodder facepalm at. It's not so much the material they use but how they use it. People who want see Fred Wolf influence want to see it done justice.

I suppose I'm just not seeing the "lack of concern" from all I'm seeing of this flick, a lot of it hits the right beats with me because that's often how it worked in the older 'toon. I don't get what does and does'nt "miss the mark", I don't think any of us can until we actually see the finished product.

I want to see the show done justice, but if it does it's own thing whilst in turn being influenced by aspects of what made the old 'toon great, I won't complain either. All reinterpretations have to go their own way at some point, I don't want anything to be an outright slave to the source, certaingly in the OT's case, being extremly faithful may even prove slightly too expensive in places.

[Leo656]

The original movie had a tone that was lighthearted enough to entertain kids yet had a depth and a verisimilitude that made it also entertaining for adults and non-fans as well. That's honestly more the style I'd want to see a TMNT film done in. I know the cartoon is what springs to mind first in most people's general idea of TMNT, and I can understand wanting to make a movie that caters to that, but at the same time, I don't think a TMNT movie in that cartoon style will or even can win over any non-fans. And I think that's kind of a shame.

If they push the silliness too far, they may be more faithful to the cartoon's style, but anyone who doesn't already "get it" is just going to think it's a stupid movie and that TMNT fans, especially older ones, are idiots for being emotionally invested into something so (seemingly) juvenile. No, TMNT doesn't *have* to be more than "just a silly kids property", but it CAN be more, and I think it's a missed opportunity whenever people choose to explore it JUST as that. Seeing it stripped of any depth and reduced to an empty toy commercial played solely for laughs just seems like a waste.

I don't think they should do TMNT as "Sin City", either, but surely there's a place in the middle...

[pingclang]

The original movie had a tone that was lighthearted enough to entertain kids yet had a depth and a verisimilitude that made it also entertaining for adults and non-fans as well. That's honestly more the style I'd want to see a TMNT film done in. I know the cartoon is what springs to mind first in most people's general idea of TMNT, and I can understand wanting to make a movie that caters to that, but at the same time, I don't think a TMNT movie in that cartoon style will or even can win over any non-fans. And I think that's kind of a shame.

If they push the silliness too far, they may be more faithful to the cartoon's style, but anyone who doesn't already "get it" is just going to think it's a stupid movie and that TMNT fans, especially older ones, are idiots for being emotionally invested into something so (seemingly) juvenile. No, TMNT doesn't *have* to be more than "just a silly kids property", but it CAN be more, and I think it's a missed opportunity whenever people choose to explore it JUST as that. Seeing it stripped of any depth and reduced to an empty toy commercial played solely for laughs just seems like a waste.

I don't think they should do TMNT as "Sin City", either, but surely there's a place in the middle...

You said it in your first sentence. I think the mood should be just like the first film, maybe not a carbon copy, but that good mix of dark and light. When you have characters like Mikey who can come out with jokes and someone like Raph who snaps in the blink of an eye, it's not hard to do.

[Cure]

This:



I will also add that I do think a film can take itself lightly and still be well-made.

Still don't get it. All I said was sometimes I don't want to watch deep and thought provoking movies. Never said otherwise.

[electric_sheep]

Still don't get it. All I said was sometimes I don't want to watch deep and thought provoking movies. Never said otherwise.

but there are good movies that do that, avengers, dredd, die hard, and there are bad like transformers, clash of the titans, battle la battleship...

[Cure]

Wow, you people read way too much into one opinion.

[Jester]

I just hope it's lighthearted and funny because it's funny and not funny because it's soooo bad, like something you'd see on MST3K.

[Bob]

Tone-wise, I would look at the Transformers films to get a good idea of what we’re going to get.

[sgtfbomb]

Still don't get it. All I said was sometimes I don't want to watch deep and thought provoking movies. Never said otherwise.

I was really commenting on Toby's immediate and sudden jump to "deep thought provoking films" when people were really just talking a certain degree of realism, seriousness, believability, whatever you want to call it. I quoted both of you guys. It's not really that big of a deal, dude ...

[Jester]

Tone-wise, I would look at the Transformers films to get a good idea of what we’re going to get.
So critically panned but making millions leading to even worse sequels. Lord help us all.

[sgtfbomb]

If it's more like the first Transformers film, it could be really entertaining. Each of its sequels could have been too, but they overstayed their welcome. They really could have hacked off most of Shia's role and almost of the showstopping jokes, that went on and on and on, and most people in the audience wouldn't have cared. People came for robots fighting each other, not a dopey kid and his girl problems.

It's all about an opening weekend and having a brand that sells. There are a lot of people who like the Transformers films, don't get me wrong, but the success of these films are more due to the brand and the advertisement campaign, not the formula. The fact that people like these films at all is irrelevant to the notion that it could easily make money at the box office, simply from having a trailer that shows the goods and the name alone. It's a Friday night, you're going to see a movie, and the newest film is Transformers: Something of the Something, the subtitle doesn't even matter. Robots fighting each other, what else are people going to watch?

[Bob]

If it's more like the first Transformers film, it could be really entertaining. Each of its sequels could have been too, but they overstayed their welcome. They really could have hacked off most of Shia's role and almost of the showstopping jokes, that went on and on and on, and most people in the audience wouldn't have cared. People came for robots fighting each other, not a dopey kid and his girl problems.

It's all about an opening weekend and having a brand that sells. There are a lot of people who like the Transformers films, don't get me wrong, but the success of these films are more due to the brand and the advertisement campaign, not the formula. The fact that people like these films at all is irrelevant to the notion that it could easily make money at the box office, simply from having a trailer that shows the goods and the name alone. It's a Friday night, you're going to see a movie, and the newest film is Transformers: Something of the Something, the subtitle doesn't even matter. Robots fighting each other, what else are people going to watch?

Brand recognition is what TMNT will have on its side. With each new incarnation that has come over the years, by and large, TMNT is still consistently popular. It is a huge name. By the time this comes out it will be the first live-action TMNT film in over twenty years. Regardless of any liberties taken to the source material people will watch it come opening weekend. Probably a lot of people, too.

Anyway, when I was taking about tone I meant the look and feel of the film, not the quality.

[TigerClaw]

Brand recognition is what TMNT will have on its side. With each new incarnation that has come over the years, by and large, TMNT is still consistently popular. It is a huge name. By the time this comes out it will be the first live-action TMNT film in over twenty years. Regardless of any liberties taken to the source material people will watch it come opening weekend. Probably a lot of people, too.

Anyway, when I was taking about tone I meant the look and feel of the film, not the quality.
Plus they would make the movie work for the average moviegoer that aren't familiar with the Turtles, While at the same time, Have some stuff for the fans.

[Irishmile]

I do not hate the van they have gone with.. I wish it was a little more cobbled together from found material and maybe a little more run down.. if it was up to me it would have been a VW Microbus like April drove in the Mirage comics, converted into something like the OT Partywagon.

Something like this.
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/5564/ng6t.jpg

[CinematicESP]

Since the license plate indicates a SECOND "Shellraiser," I wonder if they have a first one that is more cobbled together and gets destroyed or something. Then they get a hold of a nicer van, or Donnie fixes it up and the fixed up one is considered the "second" one.

That, or it's just an easter egg and "successor" to the one in the current cartoon...

[Galactus]

I do not hate the van they have gone with.. I wish it was a little more cobbled together from found material and maybe a little more run down.. if it was up to me it would have been a VW Microbus like April drove in the Mirage comics, converted into something like the OT Partywagon.

Something like this.
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/5564/ng6t.jpg

That seems great. I'd be absolutely fine with something like that. Even a few more touches to show that it's battle ready would be okay.

The one they are using just screams TOY and I don't think it looks good even on a goofy level.

That, or it's just an easter egg and "successor" to the one in the current cartoon...

I think this is more probable.

[chrisdude]

Since the license plate indicates a SECOND "Shellraiser," I wonder if they have a first one that is more cobbled together and gets destroyed or something. Then they get a hold of a nicer van, or Donnie fixes it up and the fixed up one is considered the "second" one.

That, or it's just an easter egg and "successor" to the one in the current cartoon...Or maybe they have two different Shellraisers.

And one's a blimp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Jesterangalo/Don-RedtoPurple.gif

[Powder]

That seems great. I'd be absolutely fine with something like that. Even a few more touches to show that it's battle ready would be okay. The one they are using just screams TOY and I don't think it looks good even on a goofy level. I think this is more probable.

This, exactly.

Since the license plate indicates a SECOND "Shellraiser," I wonder if they have a first one that is more cobbled together and gets destroyed or something. Then they get a hold of a nicer van, or Donnie fixes it up and the fixed up one is considered the "second" one.

That, or it's just an easter egg and "successor" to the one in the current cartoon...

Interesting theory, one that I hope is true.

[sgtfbomb]

Brand recognition is what TMNT will have on its side. With each new incarnation that has come over the years, by and large, TMNT is still consistently popular. It is a huge name. By the time this comes out it will be the first live-action TMNT film in over twenty years. Regardless of any liberties taken to the source material people will watch it come opening weekend. Probably a lot of people, too.

Plus, it will probably have a nifty trailer showcasing a lot of the film's action and probably humor. Brand recognition, familiarity with the franchise, awesome trailer, expectations for over the top action sequences -- even if the film itself is terrible, I don't see how it couldn't sell.

Anyway, when I was taking about tone I meant the look and feel of the film, not the quality.

Now that I'm not so sure. It's a loose approximation, I'm sure, but the look, feel, and style of Transformers is Michael Bay's own personal stamp. He looks to move the camera around in certain ways and he has a specific style of humor.

I still haven't seen any of Liebesman's films outside of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, so I have no idea what his action films are like, but I imagine those would be the films to look at for an idea of what will, at the very least, look like on screen.

[ZariusTwo]

This, exactly.

Got a challenge for you, run the pic of the van by a few kids and test their reactions.

[NYShell]

Are you seriously saying this on a Ninja Turtle forum?

"I'm a growned up! I like growned up things like blood and cursing! Excuse me, I need to catch the latest episode of a children's cartoon on nickelodeon."

You do understand I'm talking in response to the cartoon, right? I've stated this so many times on here: I don't like the cartoons.

[Powder]

Got a challenge for you, run the pic of the van by a few kids and test their reactions.

Despite whatever toy selling value this film has, I don't think you can argue that the main demographic here is the 20 something year old casual TMNT fans, & they would probably dig it.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I do not hate the van they have gone with.. I wish it was a little more cobbled together from found material and maybe a little more run down.. if it was up to me it would have been a VW Microbus like April drove in the Mirage comics, converted into something like the OT Partywagon.

Something like this.
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/5564/ng6t.jpg


You know, that would actually be really cool! I like it!! Too bad they didn't go more that route- but the one they're using is still pretty slick. And yeah, it DOES scream "toy" to me, too, but that's okay- they gotta' make their money SOMEWHERE if the movie bombs!!

[Candy Kappa]

http://imageshack.us/a/img594/5564/ng6t.jpg

So much better. The van itself in the movie isn't bad, it's just so chaotic in color design. But this image have a lot better color control.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I had to look at the photos a second time before I saw that April has the sais tucked into her boots. I'm wondering if that's actually going to be in the movie, or she just got tired of carrying them around. It'd be funny if she was trying to hide a mutant turtle, but has the martial arts weapons in plain sight.

[marcelangelo]

I had to look at the photos a second time before I saw that April has the sais tucked into her boots. I'm wondering if that's actually going to be in the movie, or she just got tired of carrying them around. It'd be funny if she was trying to hide a mutant turtle, but has the martial arts weapons in plain sight.

that d be only a mistake on her side and funny if you d asume that people in this new york city have a knowledge of teenage mutant ninja turtles...I dont see that happening;)people of the city wont know about what a tmnt is;)they're still gonna be freaks of nature..

[Galactus]

Got a challenge for you, run the pic of the van by a few kids and test their reactions.

I'd actualy issue the same challenge to you using a pic of the van from the upcoming movie.

Putting aside arguments of "realism" for a minute I don't think that's a design that works that well. At least the van from the toyline and Fred Wolf Show as well the Shellraiser from the current one look battle ready and would be considered cool by young people.

Also a large part of the visual appeal of the turtles is that their kind of low rent. This was especialy prevalant in the old toyline were the vehicles and playsets all looked like they'd been made from parts found in a sewer or garbage dump. It was both silly and kinda made sense given the context of the turtles. This bled though to the movie and following series had their takes on this with varying degrees of seriousness. From the photos we've seen it seems is not present at all in the movie.

[darthwahl56]

I like the van as a fan of the turtles, but for a movie?eh... I liked the one used for the 2007 movie. I like what they did for the nick show; very outlandish, but works well to get them back to their sewer. At least it explains better how it gets from the lair to the surface. Also shows the personalitites of the four teen brothers very well as well as taking in the cobbled together feel.

I will have to wait and see how this movie goes. When I first heard Megan Fox and Michael Bay were involved with this movie I knew to dumb myself down in anticipation. This will keep the brand going still. I mean look what it did for a while to tranformers in the last couple of years.:tcool:

[darthwahl56]

I'd actualy issue the same challenge to you using a pic of the van from the upcoming movie.

Putting aside arguments of "realism" for a minute I don't think that's a design that works that well. At least the van from the toyline and Fred Wolf Show as well the Shellraiser from the current one look battle ready and would be considered cool by young people.

Also a large part of the visual appeal of the turtles is that their kind of low rent. This was especialy prevalant in the old toyline were the vehicles and playsets all looked like they'd been made from parts found in a sewer or garbage dump. It was both silly and kinda made sense given the context of the turtles. This bled though to the movie and following series had their takes on this with varying degrees of seriousness. From the photos we've seen it seems is not present at all in the movie.


The director involved doesn't help either. Look at the main movies he has done: Wrath of the Titans, Battle Los Angeles, The Killing Room, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Darkness Falls. We are not looking at academy award winning material, just netflix watches at best.

The main thing I am happy about in context of the movie is the Pizza Hut furniture. Here's hoping for turtle related stuff at the place I work. :tcool:

[Leofan26]

So that's what it looks like now or some thing? If so, doesn't look half bad I guess. Though it reminds a bit of what the Scooby gang would drive too :P

[sgtfbomb]

So that's what it looks like now or some thing? If so, doesn't look half bad I guess. Though it reminds a bit of what the Scooby gang would drive too :P

The Winnebago is just a fan rendering of what they think a turtle van should look like.

[darthsmozers]

I was going to answer but then noticed you used the retarded shell slang.

Sorry.

Really? Um, so someone with 9,000+ posts in a forum about fake characters is telling someone else that using the cartoonish "shell" slang is "retarded"? :trolleye:

Anyway, I thought it was a good question and I am glad someone mentioned about other Nick characters being seen. Thanks for the (real) answers.

[The Stryker]

Really? Um, so someone with 9,000+ posts in a forum about fake characters is telling someone else that using the cartoonish "shell" slang is "retarded"? :trolleye:

Pretty much yeah. You got it! That's what happened.

[NYShell]

Really? Um, so someone with 9,000+ posts in a forum about fake characters is telling someone else that using the cartoonish "shell" slang is "retarded"? :trolleye:

Haha. This. Kudos, darthsmozers. On point.

[TrickOrTreater]

There have been photos that feature Spongebob & other costumed characters in Times Square that seem to suggest Raph will at some point walk through out in the open under the guise of being a movie/cartoon mascot.

I like that idea. In the right writer's hands that could be a great, funny scene.

[Luckyday]

It has the potential to be very meta. Yet another call back to the 80's cartoon.:D

[MastahShredder]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DF8f4iNWPNc/UYwLavn_G8I/AAAAAAAAzMg/zMxTDci_VJY/s1600/turtlesvillain.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcToNYNmLjiBTKtxSfjp50QLCIy354uLu jQ95xX6jZFrnuwqyeyG

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.site/PHxmQQieVECkBB_1_m.jpg

http://www.followingthenerd.com/site/wp-content/uploads/wtKJbSI.jpg

Do they steal Eric Saich's Porsche? lol

[chrisdude]

I think that's the car Abby Elliot was spotted on set with, so I figure it belongs to her character. People suppose she's Irma.

[MastahShredder]

Thanks. I really want to know how The Foot Clan can operate without any backlash from the public/police. They are not as secretive as in the first film so I'm assuming Shredder has paid off politicians and such and he himself is very diplomatic at first from what I'm told.

[MastahShredder]

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/ln/20130509/090513_tmnt/atmosphere-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-film-set_3654559.jpg

[Coola Yagami]

Still don't like all the military crap. When I think ninja turtles, I think ninjas not army soldiers. I mean they hardly ever encounter the military in any incarnation.

[Bossa Nova]

I think I'm the only person I know who actually likes the military slant for the Foot. Better than ninjas? Not really, but I still think it can be played out pretty cool.

[MastahShredder]

I just don't like the masks. I think they could have done something around the bug eye masks.

The rest of their suit looks awesome.

[TrickOrTreater]

Still don't like all the military crap. When I think ninja turtles, I think ninjas not army soldiers. I mean they hardly ever encounter the military in any incarnation.

That's Michael Bay for ya.

[Shark_Blade]

http://i.imgur.com/nPoNK1O.png

[chrisdude]

Shopped. :ohwell:
http://www.megansafox.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=529

[Shark_Blade]

Omigosh, thanks for that. :o

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I think a scene with Raphael pretending to be one of those guys on the street in costume could be somewhat clever humor, instead of the dog humping of Transformers 2.

It would finally explain how the turtles get their pizza money!

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

So, uh... THIS thing was on set...

http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg

Erm... How can they see where they are going in that?

The Decals are covering the windows

[electric_sheep]

Erm... How can they see where they are going in that?

The Decals are covering the windows

plus, how are they going to fit there gigantic shells in there?

[garsh]

Erm... How can they see where they are going in that?

The Decals are covering the windows

I speculate that it has tiny holes in the decal so it can be seen through from inside. Alternatively, they could navigate via display monitors, or it might even be self-driving.

What I wonder is how they get around the issue of being pulled over by every single cop who lays eyes on it. Where I live, tinted windows are illegal if you can't clearly see the driver.

[chrisdude]

They make decals that look solid on one side, and transparent on the other. They're probably illegal for front windshields and side windows, but I'm sure they'd rather take their chances running from the cops than to be seen.

[Shiro Kame]

It'll probably get enhanced with CGI, Usually these movie sets will have just a small section and then the rest are painted in CGI

Yeah, most movie sets now a days are just some greenscreen with some props.

[Vicky82]

Not much but I found this.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197736239863213689/

and this

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197736239863213692/

[TigerClaw]

Not much but I found this.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197736239863213689/

and this

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/197736239863213692/
Those are set photos we seen several months ago, For a moment I thought you found something new.

[Vicky82]

Those are set photos we seen several months ago, For a moment I thought you found something new.

Ok sorry about that, I never saw those two photos before but I did see two other set photos that were posted a few months ago (The pictures of the lair and the desk with all screens.

[Galactus]

I speculate that it has tiny holes in the decal so it can be seen through from inside. Alternatively, they could navigate via display monitors, or it might even be self-driving.

What I wonder is how they get around the issue of being pulled over by every single cop who lays eyes on it. Where I live, tinted windows are illegal if you can't clearly see the driver.

Surely you're not expecting this movie to make any sense. I'll go easy on this and assume they'll only be riding in it when all hell is breaking loose with invaders from Dimenion-X and the like of course it doesn't look battle ready...heck it doesn't look like something that's going to shift a lot of toys either. Unless the inevitable toy version looks different I can see these clogging up shelves.

That's why I have little faith in the whole turtles wearing clothes angle. In principal it isn't a bad idea, specifically ninja garb but I have little faith the designs themselves will actually be good.